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            <MadCap:keyword term="Pretty Good Privacy" />What is Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)?</h1>
        <p>Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is used to encrypt files so that only their 
 intended recipient can receive and open them. PGP 
 is used widely to secure e-mail communications, but its technology can 
 also be applied to FTP.&#160;</p>
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            <MadCap:keyword term="Key Pair" />Key Pairs</h2>
        <p>PGP uses a key pair to encrypt and decrypt files. Using 
 WS_FTP or any other PGP-enabled application, anyone can generate a personal 
 key pair, which includes a Public Key and a Private Key.&#160;</p>
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                <p><span>The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Public 
 Key</span> is distributed to anyone you want to be able to encrypt files 
 so that only you can decrypt them. </p>
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                <p><span>The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Private 
 Key</span> is used to unlock files that have been encrypted using your 
 Public Key. &#160;</p>
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        <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: Your 
 Private Key is much like a password; you should not share it with anyone.&#160;</p>
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            <MadCap:keyword term="Keyring" />Keyrings</h2>
        <p>PGP Keys are stored in files called Keyrings.</p>
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                <p>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Public Keyring</span> 
 stores public keys, both yours and those sent to you by others.</p>
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                <p>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Private Keyring 
 </span><span>stores your private keys.</span>.</p>
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